July 5, 2009

N's father just filled out a 'matrimonial bio-data' for him and gave it to him to check and then to put in some 'suitable' pictures. Needless to say he's battling with equal parts frustration and equal parts amusement right now. I'm listening to him rant on gtalk, and I realize that it's so much fun when the pressure is on someone else! :P *hehe*

I say way-to-go-uncle-jee. Matrimonial profiles are definitely the way to go. If I think about it though, I wonder why N is so freaked out. It can't be all that much-more different than filling out any of the million profiles we fill in online on a regular basis. And even though it's ultimate purpose is fairly ominious (in a forever-and-ever kind of way), in theory it's no different from a social/professional networking profile a'la facebook or linked-in. Or it shouldn't be. I suspect that perhaps uncle-jee has it down right. In order for the matrimonial-mission to make good progress, perhaps the single-seeker needs to have 'the' profile the same way that those of us who need to find employment make a resume. Incidentally, my friend google tells me that many others feel the same way. A worthy company by the name of MatrimonialProfile.com, promises "professional help for writing your internet matrimonial ads and profiles". For the measly sum of Rs.2600 or US$59, they're available to review an existing profile. If you want them to invent an original profile, tailored 'just-for-you' that is also possible for as little as Rs.4300 or US$99. A third, eminently useful, service they advertise is re-touching profile pictures (perish-the-awful-thought-that-you-would-want-to-advertise-yourself-for-holy-matrimony-looking-like-you). A sum of Rs.1000 or US$20 per photo, is very little to pay, they say, for a service that makes you look even better-than-your-best. Is it not?

Given that I am also - whether I like it or not - embroiled in the matrimonial mission, I cannot help but wonder if the next step is to make an effective matrimonial profile for myself.

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